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Category: Awards

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Rahim AlHaj, Michael Alpert, and Drink Small, 2015 National Heritage Fellowship Award Winners

Angel Romero June 11, 2015 No Comments

  Today, the National Endowment for the Arts announced its 2015 National Heritage Fellowship award winners, the United States’ highest award in the folk and…

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Janusz Prusinowski Wins Poland’s Traditional Culture Award

World Music Central News Room May 14, 2015 No Comments

  Janusz Prusinowski has won the annual award of the Polish Ministry of Culture (Doroczna Nagroda Minister Dziedzictwa Narodowego Kultury i) in the category of…

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Jean Pierre Nimbona Wins International Songwriting Competition’s World Music Award

World Music Central News Room May 1, 2015 No Comments

  International Songwriting Competition (ISC) announced today its 2014 winners. The First Place winner in the World Music category is the song “Mapenzi ‘Love’” by…

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BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015 Announces Winners

World Music Central News Room April 25, 2015 No Comments

  The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015 were announced on Wednesday, April 22 at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. The 16th annual gala…

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Babel Med Music Announces 2015 World Music Awards

Angel Romero March 17, 2015 No Comments

World music expo Babel Med Music has announced the winners of the Babel Awards 2015 (Les Prix Babel). The awards celebrate exceptional artists in world…

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Irish-American Band The Gloaming Wins Meteor Choice Music Prize

World Music Central News Room March 15, 2015 No Comments

  Irish music band The Gloaming is the winner of the Album of the Year at the Irish Meteor Choice Music Prize for their self-titled…

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Sousou & Maher Cissoko Win Swedish Music ‘Manifest’ Award for ‘Best Folk Album 2015’

World Music Central News Room February 17, 2015 No Comments

Sousou & Maher Cissoko’s album ‘Africa Moo Baalu‘ (ARC Music ) has won the national Swedish Music ‘Manifest’ Award for ‘Best Folk Album 2015.’ Sousou…

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Roots and World Music Grammy Winners

Angel Romero February 8, 2015 No Comments

  The Recording Academy announced today the winners of 57th Grammy Awards in the various roots music, Latin and world music categories. Angelique Kidjo’s Eve…

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Angelique Kidjo Wins World Music Grammy

Angel Romero February 8, 2015 1 Comment

  Eve (429 Records), the latest recording by Beninese world music star Angelique Kidjo won the World Music Grammy at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.…

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Celtic Connections Reveals Danny Kyle Open Stage Winners 2015

World Music Central News Room February 5, 2015 No Comments

  Every year at Celtic Connections festival the finest new musical talents perform at the Danny Kyle Open Stage. A varied panel of judges, including…

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